It sounds like you're running Windows? On Windows I just use the built-in Bitlocker encryption. It is a bit annoying understanding what this means between Win

It sounds like you're running Windows? On Windows I just use the built-in Bitlocker encryption. It is a bit annoying understanding what this means between Windows Home and Pro editions though. On Home, it's not technically 'Bitlocker' - it's Device Encryption - hit Windows key & type 'device encryption' - if you see 'Device Encryption Settings', you should have it available. If you do not, it's probably not available on your device e.g. maybe you don't have a TPM, although I've had Windows machines that showed it as not available but then I was able to get it running with a bit of messing around and registry hacking. It is still Bitlocker under the hood, but it's missing some features. You can get some of them by logging into your machine with a Microsoft account, but if you're running a local account (like I am) you get a more budget experience (e.g. I don't think there's an easy way to get the Bitlocker encryption key or have it backed up online). If you only want to run local accounts, the easier and probably safer solution is to shell out for Windows Pro and take advantage of the full Bitlocker experience.